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Acer Revo 70 Service Manual

Manual is about: Acer Revo RL70 Desktop Service Guide

Summary of Revo 70

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    Acer revo 70 service guide printed in taiwan.

  • Page 2: Revision History

    Ii revision history please refer to the table below for the updates made on this service guide. Date chapter updates.

  • Page 3: Copyright

    Iii copyright copyright © 2011 by acer incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica...

  • Page 4: Disclaimer

    Iv disclaimer the information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpo...

  • Page 5: Conventions

    V conventions the following conventions are used in this manual: screen messages denotes actual messages that appear on screen. Note gives additional information related to the current topic. Warning alerts you to any physical risk or system damage that might result from doing or not doing specific ...

  • Page 6: Service Guide Coverage

    Vi service guide coverage this service guide provides you with all technical information relating to the basic configuration decided for acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office may have decided to extend the ...

  • Page 7: Table of Contents

    Vii system tour 1 features 1 block diagram 4 system components 5 front panel 5 rear panel 6 hardware specifications and configurations 7 power management function(acpi support function) 10 system utilities 11 cmos setup utility 11 entering cmos setup 12 navigating through the setup utility 12 setup ...

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    Viii system troubleshooting 48 hardware diagnostic procedure 48 system check procedures 49 power system check 49 system external inspection 49 system internal inspection 49 beep codes 50 checkpoints 51 bios recovery 53 jumper and connector information 54 m/b placement 54 jumper setting 56 internal h...

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    Chapter 1 1 features below is a brief summary of the computer’s many feature: note: the features listed in this section is for your reference only. The exact configuration of the system depends on the model purchased. Operating system • microsoft windows 7 home premium x86 • microsoft windows 7 home...

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    2 chapter 1 mini-pcie • mini-card(mini pci express)slot type: x1 • mini-card slot quantity: 2 • should meet mini-pcie specification v1.2. • one slot is for wireless lan card, should keep the flexibility for both mini-pci-e and usb interface. • the other one is for tv tuner (full size, colay with usb...

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    Chapter 1 3 • connector pin: standard intel fpio pin definition. • usb 2.0/1.1data transfer rate support. Buzzer • 1 on board buzzer. All on-board connectors • rear i/o connectors • one hdmi output • one d-sub output • two usb stack *2 • one rj45 • one dc-in jack • on-board connectors • two ddriii s...

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    4 chapter 1 block diagram.

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    Chapter 1 5 system components this section is a virtual tour of the system’s interior and exterior components. Front panel no. Component 1 usb 2.0 port 2 optical drive eject button 3 power button/power indicator 4 media card reader(4 in 1: xd/sd/mmc/ms) 5 microphone-in jack 6 headphone/speaker-out/l...

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    6 chapter 1 rear panel no. Component 1 usb 2.0 port 2 hdmi port 3 s/pdif port 4 d-sub port 5 rj45 lan connector 6 dc-in jack.

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    Chapter 1 7 hardware specifications and configurations processor bios bios hotkey list main board major chips item specification type amd e300/ e450 socket non thermal design power 18w minimum operating speed 0 mhz (if stop cpu clock in sleep state in bios setup is set to enabled.) item specificatio...

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    8 chapter 1 memory combinations system memory audio interface slot memory total memory slot 1 1gb,2gb 1gb ~2gb slot 2 1gb,2gb 1gb ~2gb maximum system memory supported 1gb ~4gb item specification memory slot number 2 slot support memory size per socket 1gb,2gb support memory type ddr3 so-dimm support...

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    Chapter 1 9 sata interface usb port environmental requirements power management • devices wake up from s3 should be less than. • devices wake up from s5 should be less than 10 second item specification sata controller amd hudson d1 sata controller resident bus pci bus number of sata channel sata x 2...

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    10 chapter 1 power management function(acpi support function) device standby mode • independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices(0-15 minutes,time step=1minute). • hard disk drive goes into standby mode(for ata standard interface). • disable v-sync to control the vesa dpms monitor....

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    Chapter 2 11 cmos setup utility cmos setup is a hardware configuration program built into the system rom, called the complementary metal- oxide semiconductor (cmos) setup utility. Since most systems are already properly configured and optimized, there is no need to run this utility. You will need to...

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    12 chapter 2 entering cmos setup 1. Turn on the server and the monitor. If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then restart the server. 2. During post, press delete. If you fail to press delete before post is completed, you will need to restart the server. The setup main me...

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    Chapter 2 13 setup utility menus main the setup main menu includes the following main setup categories. In the descriptive table following each of the menu screenshots, settings in boldface are the default and suggested settings. Parameter description system bios version version number of the bios s...

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    14 chapter 2 advanced parameter description miscellaneous press enter to access the miscellaneous submenu advanced chipset configuration press enter to access the advanced chipset configuration submenu integrated peripherals press enter to access the integrated peripherals submenu pc health status p...

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    Chapter 2 15 miscellaneous parameter description option ahci port 0/1/3 displays the status of auto detection of the ahci device. Spread spectrum if you enable spread spertrum, it can significantly reduce the emi (electro- magneticinterface) generated by the system and voltage according to its tempe...

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    16 chapter 2 advanced chipset configuration amd cooler’n’quiet when enabled, this feature allows the os to reduce power consumption. When disabled, the system operates at maximum cpu speed. Enabled disabled amd evp when enabled, increase the virus protecting. Enabled disabled amd-v enables or disabl...

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    Chapter 2 17 integrated peripherals parameter description option onboard sata controller enables or disables the onboard sata controller. Enabled disabled onboard sata mode select an operating mode for the onboard sata. Native ide ahci onboard usb controller enables or disables the onboard usb contr...

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    18 chapter 2 pc health status parameter description option smart fan enables or disables the smart system fan control function. Enabled disabled.

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    Chapter 2 19 power parameter description option acpi suspend mode select an acpi state. S3 (str) s1 (pos) deep power off mode enables or disables the deep power off mode. Enabled disabled power on by rtc alarm enables or disables to wake up the system by rtc alarm function enabled disabled power on ...

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    20 chapter 2 security setting a supervisor password 1. Use the up/down arrow keys to select change supervisor password menu then press enter. A password box will appear. 2. Type a password then press enter. The password may consist up to six alphanumeric characters (a-z, a-z, 0-9) 3. Retype the pass...

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    Chapter 2 21 boot options 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th boot device specifies the boot order from the available devices. Efi hard disk cd^dvd removable device lan efi device priority press enter to access the efi device priority submenu and specify the boot device priority sequence from available efi devices....

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    22 chapter 2 exit parameter description save & exit setup when you have completed the system configuration changes, select this option to leave the bios setup utility and reboot the computer, so the new system configuration parameters can take effect. Select save & exit setup from the exit menu and ...

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    Chapter 3 23 this chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble and assemble the desktop computer for maintenance and troubleshooting. Disassembly requirements to disassemble the computer, you need the following tools: • wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electr...

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    24 chapter 3 pre-disassembly procedure before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, perform the steps listed below: 1. Turn off the system and all the peripherals connected to it. 2. Unplug the power cord from the power outlets. 3. Unplug the power cord from the system. 4. Unplug all peripheral...

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    Chapter 3 25 removing the computer stand 1. If the computer stand install on the side of the unit, pls follow below picture to disassemble the computer stand. Slide the computer stand(1) and pull the computer stand(2) as the direction indicated. 2. If the computer stand install on the bottom of the ...

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    26 chapter 3 removing the top cover 1. Remove the screws securing the top cover. 2. Find the two disassembly holes(1,2) and use a flat screwdriver to gently pry off the plastic shell cover. 3. Remove top cover. Warning:please be careful when open the top cover, in order not to damage the emi shieldi...

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    Chapter 3 27 removing the optical disc drive note: if your unit without optical disc drive, please ignore below step and refer to “removing the sheet matal” on page 32. 1. Remove the screw securing the odd_cover. 2. Remove the odd_cover..

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    28 chapter 3 3. Disconnect the odd sata cable and power cable from the rear of the optical drive. Also disconnct the other end of the sata cable and power cable from the mainboard. 4. Remove the screws securing the odd bracket..

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    Chapter 3 29 5. Pull the odd bracket from the chassis. 6. Remove the four screws that secure the optical drive to the odd bracket. 7. Pull the optical drive out of the drive bay..

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    30 chapter 3 removing the odd base cover 1. Remove the screws securing the odd base cover. 2. Use a flat screwdriver to gently pry off the odd base cover..

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    Chapter 3 31 3. Remove the odd base cover..

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    32 chapter 3 removing the sheet metal 1. Remove the screws secureing the sheet matal. 2. Remove the sheet matal..

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    Chapter 3 33 removing the heat sink fan assembly 1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the four screws on the heat sink as shown below. Note :cpu fan has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows.Please detach the cpu fan and follow local regulations for disposal. 2. Lift the heat sin...

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    34 chapter 3 3. Disconnect fan cable from the motherboard connector..

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    Chapter 3 35 removing the memory modules 1. Open the holding clips securing the memory module. 2. Gently pull the memory module to remove it from the sodimm1 slot. Note: circuit boards >10 cm² has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows. Please detach the circuit boards and f...

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    36 chapter 3 removing the daughter board 1. Remove the screw securing the daughter board. 2. Lift the daughter board away from the main board..

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    Chapter 3 37 removing the wireless lan card 1. Remove the wireless lan antenna cable from connector of wireless lan card(1) and detach the adhesion tape(2). 2. Remove the screw securing the wireless lan card. Note: circuit boards >10 cm² has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image ...

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    38 chapter 3 3. Remove the wlan module..

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    Chapter 3 39 removing the main board 1. Disconnect the ir sensor cable from main board connector. 2. Release the two locking tabs (1) and gently pull the cover out (2)..

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    40 chapter 3 3. Remove the four screws that secure the main board to the chassis. 4. Lift the board from the chassis. Warning:please be careful when lift the motherboard,in order not to damage the emi shielding..

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    Chapter 3 41 removing the hard disk drive 1. Use screwdriver to loosen the four screws. 2. Remove hdd from main board connector..

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    42 chapter 3 remove the led lens 1. Release the two locking tabs (1) and gently pull the led lens out (2)..

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    Chapter 3 43 removing the battery 1. Place the motherboard on a clean, static-free work surface. Note: circuit boards >10 cm² has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows. Please detach the circuit boards and follow local regulations for disposal. 2. Disconnector the cable fro...

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    44 chapter 3 removing the ir sensor cable 1. Release the two locking tabs (1) and gently pull the ir sensor cable out (2)..

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    Chapter 3 45 removing the wlan antennas cable 1. Release the wlan antennas cable from the plastic clip(1), then detach the wlan antennas cable(2)..

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    46 chapter 3 removing the south bridge heat sink 1. Detach the south bridge heat sink..

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    Chapter 3 47 assemble requirements to assemble the computer, you need the following tools: • wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge • flat-blade screwdriver • philips screwdriver • hex screwdriver • plastic flat-blade screwdriver • plastic tweezers note: the ...

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    48 chapter 3 installing the hard disk drive 1. Take thewasher and the mainboard. 2. Tear off protective paper of washer, install the washer to the mainboard as below picture shown..

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    Chapter 3 49 3. Install the hdd to the sata slot of main board. 4. Upset main board, confirm that the mb hole is aligned with the hole of hdd, use the four screwto secure the hdd..

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    50 chapter 3 installing the wireless lan card 1. Install the wireless lan card to the main board ”mini-pcie1” slot. 2. Press the wireless lan card down and use one screw to secure the wireless lan card..

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    Chapter 3 51 installing the memory modules 1. Insert the memory module into the sodimm1 slot (1) and then press it down until it clicks into place (2). 2. If a second memory module is available, install it in the dimm2 slot by repeating step 1..

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    52 chapter 3 installing the led lens 1. Install led lens on nainboard..

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    Chapter 3 53 installing the south bridgbe heat sink 1. Tear off the paper of south bridge heat sink. 2. Paste heat sink on chassis..

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    54 chapter 3 installing the antennas cable of wlan card 1. Paste the wlan antennas cable to the chassis(1), and install the wlan antennas cable into the plastic clip(2)..

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    Chapter 3 55 installing the ir sensor cable 1. Install the ir sensor cable as below picture shown..

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    56 chapter 3 installing the main board 1. Slide the mainboard into the chassis, with the i/o ports of the mainboard extruding from their port holes, then lower the mainboard in place. 2. Make sure the screw holes on the main board are aligned with those on the chassis. Secure the mainboard with four...

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    Chapter 3 57 3. Connect the the wireless lan antenna cable to connector of wireless lan card and use the adhesion tape to stick the wireless lan antenna cable to mainboard(1), then connect the ir sensor cable to mainboard connector(2)..

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    58 chapter 3 installing the heat sink fan assembly 1. Position the heat sink assembly on top of the cpu, making sure the screws are aligned with the gaps on the main board. 2. Secure the heat sink assembly using four screws..

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    Chapter 3 59 3. Disconnect fan cable from the motherboard..

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    60 chapter 3 installing the daughter board 1. Install the daughter board to the main board. 2. Secure the daughter board using the screw..

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    Chapter 3 61 installing the sheet metal 1. Paste 1pc gasket on sheet metal as below picture shown. 2. Position the sheet metal on top of the mianboard, making sure the screw holes on the sheet metal are aligned with the those on the mainboard, then secure the sheet metal using the four screws..

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    62 chapter 3 installing the optical disc drive note: if your unit without optical disc drive, please ignore below step and refer to “installing the top cover “ on page 66. 1. Slide the optical drive into the drive bay. 2. Secure the optical drive to the odd bracket using the four screws. 3. Slide th...

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    Chapter 3 63 4. Secure the odd bracket to the odd base cover using two screws. 5. Install the odd base cover..

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    64 chapter 3 6. Make sure the retention tabs of odd base cover are securedly fastened to the chassis interior. 7. Connect the odd sata cable and power cable to the rear of the optical drive. Also connct the other end of the sata cable and power cable to the mainboard..

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    Chapter 3 65 8. Install the odd_cover. 9. Secure the odd_cover using the screw..

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    66 chapter 3 installing the top cover 1. Install tv cap to cover tv card hole of chassisas as below picture shown. 2. Install the top cover. Make sure the front bezel retention tabs are securedly fastened to the chassis interior. 3. Secure the top cover using the two screws..

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    Chapter 3 67 installing the computer stand 1. If you need to install the computer stand on the side of the unit, pls follow below picture to assemble the computer stand. Slide the computer stand(1) as the direction indicated. 2. If you need to install the computer stand on the bottom of the unit, pl...

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    Chapter 4 48 this chapter provides instructions on how to troubleshoot system hardware problems. Hardware diagnostic procedure important:the diagnostic tests described in this chapter are only intended to test acer products. Non-acer products, prototype cards, or modified options can give false erro...

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    49 chapter 4 system check procedures power system check if the system will power on, skip this section. Refer to system external inspection. If the system will not power on, do the following: • check if the power cable is properly connected to the system and ac source. • check if the voltage selecto...

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    Chapter 4 50 beep codes beep codes are used by the bios to indicate a serious or fatal error to the end user. Beep codes are used when an error occurs before the system video has been initialized. Beep codes will be generated by the system board speaker, commonly referred to as the pc speaker. Amibi...

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    51 chapter 4 checkpoints a checkpoint is either a byte or word value output to i/o port 80h.The bios outputs checkpoints throughout bootblock and power-on self test (post) to indicate the task the system is currently executing. Checkpoint sare very useful in aiding software developers or technicians...

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    Chapter 4 52 bootblock recovery code checkpoints the bootblock recovery code gets control when the bios determines that a bios recovery needs to occur because the user has forced the update or the bios checksum is corrupt. The following table describes the type of checkpoints that may occur during t...

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    53 chapter 4 bios recovery 1. Copy the target bios rom file to a usb disk. Rename the target bios to “amiboot.Rom”.Plug the usb disk to computer that you want to recovery the system bios. 2. Power on the system, bios recovery will be done. Wait for about 3 minutes the system will reboot automaticall...

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    Chapter 5 54 m/b placement no label description no label description 1 rear_usb0 usb 2.0 port0 11 odd_sata sata odd data link port jumper and connector information chapter 5.

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    55 chapter 5 2 minipcie2 mini pcie conn2 12 spdif_out1 audio spdif output 3 minipcie1 mini pcie conn1 13 cpu_fan1 cpu fan conn 4 cn1 sd card reader 14 odd_power sata odd power output port 5 audio_header link audio daughter board 15 hdmi1 hdmi output 6 bat1 bat 16 rear_usb1~2 usb port 7 sata_hdd_co n...

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    Chapter 5 56 jumper setting the section explains how to set jumper for correct configuration of the mainboard. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting a jumper, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. The following illustration shows the location of clr_cmos. Th...

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    57 chapter 5 internal header pin definition header name function definition cpu_fan(4 pin) cpu fan header 1: gnd 2: power 3: sense 4: control clr_cmos(3 pin) clear cmos header 1-2: normal (2: a_vbat) 2-3: clear_cmos (3: vbat_io) f_audio front panel audio header (2x5) 1: line_out_l2 2: line_out_r5 3:...

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    Chapter 5 58 ir_header infrared receiver header 1: 3d3v_alw 3: cirrx 4: gnd battery header battery header 1: gnd 2: nc 3: vbat 4~5: gnd odd power header odd power header 1: vcc5_sata_odd 2: gnd 3: vcc5_sata_odd 4: gnd header name function definition.

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    59 chapter 5 connector pin definition header name function definition lan lan conn 1:mdi_0 2: mdi_0j 3: bypass to gnd 4: mdi_1 5: mdi_1j 6: bypass to gnd 7: mdi_2 8: mdi_2j 9: bypass to gnd 10: mdi_3 11: mdi_3j 12: bypass to gnd 13: lan_led3/eedo 14: lan_con_led 15: lan_led0 16: lan_led1/eesk 17 18 ...

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    Chapter 5 60 sata_hdd_ conn1 s1: gnd s2: sata_txp0_c s3: sata_txn0_c s4: gnd s5: sata_rxn0_c s6: sata_rxp0_c s7: gnd p1: 3d3v_s0 p2: 3d3v_s0 p3: 3d3v_s0 p4: gnd p5: gnd p6: gnd p7: vcc5_sata_hdd p8: vcc5_sata_hdd p10: gnd p11: nc p12: gnd p13: nc p14: nc p15: nc vga vga conn 1: l_red 2: l_green 3: l...

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    61 chapter 5 hdmi conn 1: hdmi_txdp2_c 2: gnd 3: hdmi_txdn2_c 4: hdmi_txdp1_c 5: gnd 6: hdmi_txdn1_c 7: hdmi_txdp0_c 8: gnd 9: hdmi_txdn0_c 10: hdmi_txcp_c 11: gnd 12: hdmi_txcn_c 13: nc 14: nc 15: hdmi_ddcclk_c 16: hdmi_ddcdata_c 17: gnd 18: 5v_conn 19: hdmi_hpd dcin dcin conn 1: vin 2: gnd 3 4 5 6...

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    Chapter 5 62 rear_usb0 1: usb_rear1 2: usb_0_fbj 3: usb_0_fb 4: gnd 5: usb_rear1 6: usb_1_fbj 7: usb_1_fb 8: gnd 9,10,11,12: gnd rear_usb1 10: usb_rear1 11: usb_4_fbj 12: usb_4_fb 4: gnd 5: usb_rear1 6: usb_5_fbj 7: usb_5_fb 8: gnd 9,10,11,12: gnd header name function definition.

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    63 chapter 5 rear_usb2 1: usb_rear1 2: usb_2_fbj 3: usb_2_fb 4: gnd 5: usb_rear1 6: usb_3_fbj 7: usb_3_fb 8: gnd 9,10,11,12: gnd card reader conn-flash memory card 1: sd_cd# 2: sd_wp 3: sd_dat1 4: sd_dat0 5: gnd 6: gnd 7: ms_bs 8: ms_d1 9: sd_clk 10: ms_d0 11:card_3v3 12:ms_d2 13: gnd 14:ms_ins# 15:...

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    Chapter 6 64 this chapter offers the fru (field replaceable unit) list in global configuration of the revo 70 desktop computer. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering the parts to repair or for rma (return merchandise authorization). Notes: • when ordering fru parts, check the most up-to-date infor...

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    65 chapter 6 revo 70 exploded diagram note: this section will be updated when more information becomes available. Item name q’ty item name q’ty 1 merlot-up-cover 1 17 merlot-power-btn 1 2 odd- bracket 1 18 merlot-kingsingtolock-metal 1 3 slim odd_device 1 19 merlot-power-lens 1 4 merlot-odd-base-cov...

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    Chapter 6 66 9 motherboard 1 25 merlot-decorate-d 1 10 sheetmetal-bottom- consumer 1 26 merlot-decorate-c 1 11 merlot-consumer-with-tv 1 27 merlot-odd-button 1 12 merlot-decorate-a 1 28 odd support 1 13 merlot-down-cover 1 29 odd-cover 1 14 foot-rubber 4 30 screw m2×2 4 15 merlot-ir-lens 1 31 screw ...

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    67 chapter 6 revo 70 fru list category description part number exploded diagram item mb mainboard rl70 amd hudson d1 proprietary v1.0 lf ,e450, amd radeon hd6320 mb.Sj409.002 9 mainboard rl70 amd hudson d1 proprietary v1.0 lf ,e300, amd radeon hd6310 mb.Sj309.002 bezel aspire bezel al170 w/o odd, w/...

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    Chapter 6 68 2.5" 5400rpm 750gb wd750bpvt-22hxzt3, ml375m-af2, 375g/p, 4k drive sata 8mb lf+hf f/w:01.01a01 kh.75008.011 2.5" 5400rpm 500gb st9500325as,9hh134- 189, wyatt with new pcb sata 8mb lf f/ w:0001sdm1 kh.50001.017 2.5" 5400rpm 500gb wd5000bpvt- 22hxzt3, ml375m-af2, 375g/p, 4k drive sata 8mb...

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    69 chapter 6 keyboard keyboard chicony kg-0917 rf2.4 85ks black us kb.Rf403.173 n/a category description part number exploded diagram item.